The City Adventurers were tasked with tracking down Roy Marshall, a missing casino cheat who vanished from his Las Vegas jail cell. Were we up to the task? We were actually playing an at home escape-room puzzle by The Mystery Agency. For this title, The Vanishing Gambler, we received a box themed around a missing casino… More The Mystery Agency – The Vanishing Gambler
People who play escape rooms like puzzle solving. However, they may prefer different types of puzzles. Some prefer tech, while some are more tactile. Some hate padlocks while other hate searching the room. Yes, there are many different types of puzzle solvers and many different types of groups. Some are happy to take clues and… More What kind of people play escape rooms?
Southampton is well known as a port city, but in the world of aviation it also known as the birthplace of the Spitfire. In 1940, following the bombing of the Vickers Supermarine Factories at Woolston, Spitfire production was dispersed to more than 30 sites in and around Southampton. It is therefore fitting that there is a… More Operation: Spitfire
Have any of you tried the adventure game Trouble in Folklore Falls? Trouble in Folklore Falls: The Whole Adventure is written by The Detective Society. It is their Fourth Adventure and comprises three episodes. To solve this mystery, players get to work with private investigator B. B. Wolf (aka the ‘big bad’ wolf) to crack… More Trouble in Folklore Falls
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One of the ports The City Adventurers visited on our festive cruise was Rouen. A beautiful city with ancient buildings, cobbled streets and lots of history……Talking of history, we were surprised to find ourselves on a time travelling quest to help Merlin the enchanter. According to Arthurian legend, after King Arthur’s death, Excalibur was returned to… More The Enchantment of Excalibur
The City Adventurers found a festive Nutcracker treasure hunt at Mottisfont in Hampshire. As well as the story of the Nutcracker portrayed around the stately home, Mottisfort had a Nutcracker treasure Hunt around the grounds. The City Adventurers love a Treasure Hunt and set off to see what it entailed. Despite the weather we found… More Nutcracker Treasure Hunt
A bit of a spin on the idea of electric sheep, this autumn there is currently an art trail of Illuminated Sheep across Northumberland. Illuminated Sheep Illuminated Sheep by artist Deepa Mann-Kler started as a visual arts celebration inspired by the arrival of the Lindisfarne Gospels. The first trail took place in the autumn of 2022.… More Find the Flock
The City Adventurers had had a very long, tedious drive, in stop/start traffic on a hot day, to Banbury and were not feeling their best when they arrived at the Chocolate Factory. Why were we there? Well, this time we were on a mission to help the world famous chocolate maker, Miss Holly Dolly Mixtures,… More THE CHOCOLATE FACTORY
Sculpture in the City takes place in the City of London every year. With various sculptures spread across the urban landscape it makes a great place for a city treasure hunt. The latest edition of the event (the 13th Edition) runs until Spring 2025, so there is time to explore London without rushing. The City… More Sculpture Trail around The City of London